Pope Francis, Wednesday, urged the faithful to look after those who are going through a tough time.
The pontiff was speaking against a background of recent floods in rome and the consequences of the global economic crisis.
“We all go to Mass, because we love Jesus and want to share in His Passion and His Resurrection in the Eucharist. But do we love those brothers and sisters in need as Jesus wants us to love them?
“For example, in Rome, we have recently seen many social problems or the rain that has caused so much damage to entire neighbourhoods, the joblessness caused by this global social crisis…
“I ask myself, we should all ask ourselves: I, someone who goes to Mass, how do I react to all of this?
“Do I try to help, to be close to these people in need, do I pray for them or am I a little indifferent?
“Or maybe I am only worried about gossip: ‘Did you see how he or she was dressed?’ … sometimes we do this after Mass, no? ”
We do! But we should not! ”
We should we be concerned for our brothers and sisters in need, who are sick, who have a problem”.
“We ask Jesus, this Jesus that we receive in the Eucharist, to help us to help them,” the Pontiff told the crowd at his weekly audience.
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